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    Drabford

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    Looking great!

    Now you will have to rewrite your movement sequence. Will it be large fiddle yard to station to small fiddle yard? Or will they be independent?

    Maritime Lane VMF - Modern Freightliner Depot

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    Swanley Junction - Large four track 4mm Southern electric DCC (30' x 12')

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    Exhibition day one! 
    The normal pre-exhibition rush has paid off. Transformation of basic scenery to active life has occurred. 
    After we worked out which trains liked which routes through the fiddle yard and scenic layout, things were running pretty good!

    We knew that Lima and Hornby class 73 locomotives would catch on the third rail, with the moulded sanding pipes on the bogies. So these were removed for trouble free running.

    Various vehicles were placed around the layout. I soon ran out of them! I am sure we could put 50 and still not have it look crowded. 

     

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    Rusper MRC

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    Posted · Edited by muddy water

    Just to bump this thread!

    I have recently joined this group and was amazed at running a model railway to a proper timetable!

    New members will start shadowing a more experienced member on one of the stations to see what has to happen and when. Some of the stations are very busy, where you could have two mainline and two branch trains arriving with in minutes, whilst you have to shunt the pickup goods train in the yard!

    Other stations are a bit more quite, especially on the single track branch sections. The operator can have a rest between trains or help out with the busier station in the same shed as them. But they have to keep their ears open to hear their signal box bells ringing, announcing the impending arrive of a train. Their shunting pole cast aside, they rush to accept the train, because a delay of a minute here can cause a ten minute delay further down the line. 
    Both end stations have the preceding stations in the same shed, so bell codes are not necessary, as you can speak to your fellow operator to accept or offer a train. This is the next place for the new member. 
    At the terminal stations, the trains are driven into the correct platform corresponding to the timetable. The train engine is uncoupled and run forward clear of the carriages. Then an appropriate fresh  engine from the shed is coupled to the front of the train to take it out when it is called in the timetable. 
    As we run in a time period 1948-1964 the correct ex regional passenger locomotive has to be matched with the appropriate coaching stock. All regions are represented with the British Railways standard designs being very handy if you do not have the appropriate loco on shed. (Britannia 7MT

    4-6-2 are the great wildcard for even the parcels trains!)

    Then the old train engine at the buffers under the station canopy has to be sent to the sheds for turning and servicing. 

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    Stone traffic through Olympia mid 1980s

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    On 13/11/2021 at 19:16, SED Freightman said:

    I would suggest that 56051 is working 6V90 1048 Chislehurst ARC Sdg to Acton Yard where the wagons would be attached to a jumbo train back to Westbury / Whatley Quarry, this was due past Latchemere Jn at 11/29 heading for Kensington O.  56039 (not 56059 as captioned) as would be close behind on 6V17 1000 Allington ARC Sdg to Stoke Gifford Sdgs (for Tytherington ?), which was due past Latchemere Jn at 11/36 heading towards Kensington O.

     

    I would hazard a guess the 47621 is working an additional service for Chislehurst, the short length being due to the need to run round in Swanley Stn.  I believe Chislehurst was the only SED /CD location where ARC handled grab discharge wagons at this time.  Finally 56059 is almost certainly heading an additional service to Bat & Ball Redland Sdg with traffic originating from Whatley or Tytherington.

    Reversing at Swanley? Was this a regular activity. What years did it happen. My club is modelling Swanley and is always looking for unusual workings.

     

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